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>> i think i'm going to have to go with jim demint. >> he is going to disappear. this nonsense of this is a better job is going to go run a stupid foundation in d.c. >> go ahead. >> it's actually kind of great to get rid of him. the people who are really not sorry to see him go are republicans in the senate who he was driving crazy. democrats in the senate actually liked having him not like that to kind of paint the whole party. >> can i give a runner-up now? >> please. >> the tea party. the funny hats, the tea bags hanging from their hats and the loud, obnoxious rallies. >> they have a functionally disappeared. they had nothing to say during the fiscal cliff crisis. >>> we're going to be back with the person of the year, biggest winner, biggest loser. a lot more, stay with us. ♪ [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the
>> i think i'm going to have to go with jim demint. >> he is going to disappear. this nonsense of this is a better job is going to go run a stupid foundation in d.c. >> go ahead. >> it's actually kind of great to get rid of him. the people who are really not sorry to see him go are republicans in the senate who he was driving crazy. democrats in the senate actually liked having him not like that to kind of paint the whole party. >> can i give a runner-up now?...
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. >> i'm sorry, jim, i will stop the subsidy to pbs. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. >> a zinger every minute. >> brought us binders of women. >> we also have fewer horse and bayonets. >> horses and bayonets. >> oh yeah ♪ ♪ >> i just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. >> i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> we are an american family, and we rise or fall together. the task of perfecting our union moving forward. >> tonight, we are celebrating the year in the news, the winners, the losers, the person of the year. and we will hand out the donald trump award to the person who has embarrassed himself or herself the most this year. all right, let's start with the most valuable player of the 2012 campaign, alex wagner, the most valuable player? >> in my book, it's david plouffe, you saw the beginnings, with dean, and obama. this will change the way people organize and campaign. >> krystal? the most valuable player? >> i have to say we don't know exa
. >> i'm sorry, jim, i will stop the subsidy to pbs. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. >> a zinger every minute. >> brought us binders of women. >> we also have fewer horse and bayonets. >> horses and bayonets. >> oh yeah ♪ ♪ >> i just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. >> i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> we are an...
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you have the debates, we had jim lehrer as the moderator, for the 196th time. and what did he debate? you could have climate change or gay marriage or birth control. all that was ignored. we talked about simpson-bowles, deficit reduction, and affordable care act. >> with no explanation of what they were for the average person. >> it was sort of the inside the beltway debate, and you get one positive debate for the entire fall campaign. you open things up to new voices to broader perspectives. i don't mean to pick on jim lehrer too much, but really, enough of it. >> chris, the worst move? >> the worst move, the decision by both the obama campaign and the not so surprising decision on never raising climate change for the first time. since 1988, if you go back to the tape when lloyd benson, they both said yeah, that will be a problem, we should do something about it. here we are, 24 years later and it doesn't even get a mention in any of the debates. >> i have another video assist, the worst move, the worst decision of the campaign was to do what you're about to s
you have the debates, we had jim lehrer as the moderator, for the 196th time. and what did he debate? you could have climate change or gay marriage or birth control. all that was ignored. we talked about simpson-bowles, deficit reduction, and affordable care act. >> with no explanation of what they were for the average person. >> it was sort of the inside the beltway debate, and you get one positive debate for the entire fall campaign. you open things up to new voices to broader...
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it's very hard for jim demint to go into -- in many ways it's this time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is in the think-tank world. >> we will have more of this from the gaggle coming up. the six-year itch. a bedrock of conventional wisdom. is it just a minute thing? we will let you know whether we think this is real or simply a coincidence. >>> first, who was the first president and the most recent president to officially start a term on a sunday? the answer and more is coming up on the daily run down. we will be right back. >>> today we are taking a deep dive into whether the six-year itch is real or simply a coincidence that just happened a few times. a look back at history, if you will. at the last five two-term presidents. truman, even though he wasn't elected in 1934, he took over after fdr was because he resigned before the second midterm shellacking. in truman's second term, as you can see, in that mid term in 1950, his democratic party lost 28 seats in the house, 6 in the senate. the ol
it's very hard for jim demint to go into -- in many ways it's this time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is in the think-tank world. >> we will have more of this from the gaggle coming up. the six-year itch. a bedrock of conventional wisdom. is it just a minute thing? we will let you know whether we think this is real or simply a coincidence. >>> first, who was the first president and the most recent...
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jim deminute going outside of the senate into something that's out in the think tank world. we're going to have more of this. we'll have more from the gaggle coming up. plus, the six-year itch. it's a bed rom of conventional wisdom. is it just a made-up thing? second term president, supposedly struggling in his second midterm. we'll let you know whether we think it's real or simply a coincidence. the deep dive is next. first, a special trivia question. who was the first president and who was the most recent president to officially start a term on a sunday? the answer and more is coming up on "the daily rundown." coming up. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. zirchlg as we get closer to the next midterm electrics, you'll likely hear more about the so-called six-year itch. it's a theory that the party controlling the white house loses big in a two-term president's second midterm. today we're taking a
jim deminute going outside of the senate into something that's out in the think tank world. we're going to have more of this. we'll have more from the gaggle coming up. plus, the six-year itch. it's a bed rom of conventional wisdom. is it just a made-up thing? second term president, supposedly struggling in his second midterm. we'll let you know whether we think it's real or simply a coincidence. the deep dive is next. first, a special trivia question. who was the first president and who was...
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>> i think i'm going to have to go with jim demint. >> he's going to disappear. this nonsense this is a better job than being senator. he's going to run a stupid foundation in d.c. it's actually kind of great to get rid of him. and the people who are really not sorry to see him go are republicans in the senate who he was driving crazy. democrats in the senate actually liked having a nut like that to kind of paint the whole party. >> can i give a runner-up now. the tea party, the funny hats, the loud, obnoxious rallies. >> and they have functionally disappeared. >> basically. >> they had nothing to say during the fiscal cliff crisis. we'll be back with the picks for person of the year. biggest winner, biggest loser, a lot more. stay with us. [ man ] visa prepaid opened a new world for me. ♪ i have direct deposit on my visa prepaid. my paycheck is loaded right on my card. automatic. i am not going downtown standing in line to cash it. i know where my money is, because it is in my pocket. i got more time with my daughter, we got places to go. [ freeman ] go open a
>> i think i'm going to have to go with jim demint. >> he's going to disappear. this nonsense this is a better job than being senator. he's going to run a stupid foundation in d.c. it's actually kind of great to get rid of him. and the people who are really not sorry to see him go are republicans in the senate who he was driving crazy. democrats in the senate actually liked having a nut like that to kind of paint the whole party. >> can i give a runner-up now. the tea party,...
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. >> i'm sorry, jim. i to be the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. bought us binders full of women. >> governor, we also have fewer horses and bayon i don't know i don't know nets. >> big bird. >> binders. >> i just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard fought campaign. >> i prey that the president will successf fuful in guiding nation. >> we are an american family and we rise or fall together. the task of perfecting our union moves forward. >>> tonight we are celebrating the year in the news, the winnersnd the losers, the person of the year and we will handout the donald trump award to the person who has embarrassed him or herself the most this year. all right. let's start with the most valuable player of the 2012 presidential campaign. alex wagner, the most valuable player of the 2012 campaign. >> in my book, it's david pluf. i think this is a line in the sand for american campaign politics. i think, you know, you said beginnings of what with dean and certainly obama .10. >> crystal, most valuabl
. >> i'm sorry, jim. i to be the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. bought us binders full of women. >> governor, we also have fewer horses and bayon i don't know i don't know nets. >> big bird. >> binders. >> i just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard fought campaign. >> i prey that the president will successf fuful in guiding nation. >> we are an american family and we rise or fall...
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jim cain won by 6 points. four years ago, bob mcdonald won by 17 points. in an off-year election, the electorate likely to be a little older and conservative than it was in november. but will it be conservative enough? we'll see. moving on, we'll see. if you're thinking about working on hillary's presidential campaign, aparentally, you're supposed to send your resume. and i'm not fully joking about that. in new jersey, where the governor's race is all about one man, chris christie. christie hopes to scare off any competition while building a platform. both christie's run and how he manages the hurricane effort. christie who famously declared now is not my time makes moves in 2013 toward a presidential bid. watch for clues. people close to chri srksz tie believe the biggest mistake romney made was not trying to seek a second term in massachusetts. they believe their best shot becoming a nominee in 2016 is a second term. we have a gaggle joining us this hour. stephanie cutter, kevin madden from the campaign trail. and perry bacon. they'll all be here next. w
jim cain won by 6 points. four years ago, bob mcdonald won by 17 points. in an off-year election, the electorate likely to be a little older and conservative than it was in november. but will it be conservative enough? we'll see. moving on, we'll see. if you're thinking about working on hillary's presidential campaign, aparentally, you're supposed to send your resume. and i'm not fully joking about that. in new jersey, where the governor's race is all about one man, chris christie. christie...
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>> it's hard for jim demint -- many ways, sort of like this aol/time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. the question is will he be able to overcome some of the institutional challenges. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is out in the think tank world. >> we'll have more of this, more from the gaggle coming up, plus the six-year itch. is the bedrock of conventional wisdom or just a made-up thing. second term presidents struggling in his second midterm. we'll let you know whether we think it's real or a coincidence. >>> but first, our special trivia question, who was the first president and the most recent president to officially start a term on a sunday? answer and more is coming up on "the daily rundown." we'll be right back. i moved here from russia and i gained weight because the portions were much larger. and i just felt like i needed to eat it all because it was so yummy. weight watchers online worked for me because it lets me live my life. i can still go out with my friends. i can still enjoy my favorite foods and drinks. i
>> it's hard for jim demint -- many ways, sort of like this aol/time warner merger. it makes a lot of sense on paper. the question is will he be able to overcome some of the institutional challenges. jim demint going outside of the senate into something that is out in the think tank world. >> we'll have more of this, more from the gaggle coming up, plus the six-year itch. is the bedrock of conventional wisdom or just a made-up thing. second term presidents struggling in his second...
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democratic primary over a guy named jim shannon. then came the biggest break of all, on the same today voters turned on elliot richardson. he was one of the few heroes of watergate. but the republicans dumped him in their primary in favor of a right wing businessman. only then was john kerry's path to the senate and all the prominence and all the opportunities that senate seat has afforded him, only then was that clear. in politics we tend to ridicule losers or ignore them. but john kerry's road back is a reminder of how arbitrary this game really is. all right, that does it for "the cycle." karen finney, you're in for martin bashir and it's all yours. >> all right. it's wednesday, december 26th. we hope you're having a wonderful holiday because the president's is about to end. boehner and the boys? what's the rush? ♪ >> first of all, we want to say merry christmas. >> president obama is cutting short his christmas break with the fiscal cliff looming large. >> the fiscal cliff gets closer. congress now has six days left to make a
democratic primary over a guy named jim shannon. then came the biggest break of all, on the same today voters turned on elliot richardson. he was one of the few heroes of watergate. but the republicans dumped him in their primary in favor of a right wing businessman. only then was john kerry's path to the senate and all the prominence and all the opportunities that senate seat has afforded him, only then was that clear. in politics we tend to ridicule losers or ignore them. but john kerry's...
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>> with jim demint leaving, there's a role for a fiery advocate to be filled. >> chuck, ted cruz also has a role at the nrsc. i'm looking at paul ryan. heeps what a taste of the big time. what does he really want to do? is it still ways and means chairman or does he have bigger eyes right now? >> if i were the white house, i would say let's let ryan and the white house negotiate that ceiling. >> it makes too much sense. >> it does. shameless plug. >> burnt orange. what do you got? >> in role call, we look at how the leaders function in the fiscal cliff debate. we looked at harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et al, and roll call now freeline. >> on mondays i'm going to start writing a column, moving away from my editing duties and putting on my writing hat again. >> there's a great piece in "national journal," why rubio voted for this deal. >> the most important divide until we create a new one. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." tomorrow on the show, it's jobs day. we'll have the breaking news on the december unemployment report. coming up next, chris jansing.
>> with jim demint leaving, there's a role for a fiery advocate to be filled. >> chuck, ted cruz also has a role at the nrsc. i'm looking at paul ryan. heeps what a taste of the big time. what does he really want to do? is it still ways and means chairman or does he have bigger eyes right now? >> if i were the white house, i would say let's let ryan and the white house negotiate that ceiling. >> it makes too much sense. >> it does. shameless plug. >> burnt...
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jim demint is leaving. but tim scott, the first african-american senator from the deep south, the first from south carolina. he has to run for real in 2014. but unlike other black republicans, herman cain, allen keys, allen west, the defeated congressman from florida. tim scott is someone who's considered to be serious. and so it'll be interesting to watch how this. >> reporter: >> that he meets with me and is going to come out as a progressive. >> good luck with that. >>> another big moment this year is when clint eastwood changed the way we view chairs. forever. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you're crazy. you're absolutely crazy. >> so in his honor, we will be awarding the clint east woodward empty chair award for the best performance for not showing up. >> about 81 members of the democratic party -- >> this is just about saying it's something else. >> you are not allowed to be a president if you're not born in this country. he may not have b
jim demint is leaving. but tim scott, the first african-american senator from the deep south, the first from south carolina. he has to run for real in 2014. but unlike other black republicans, herman cain, allen keys, allen west, the defeated congressman from florida. tim scott is someone who's considered to be serious. and so it'll be interesting to watch how this. >> reporter: >> that he meets with me and is going to come out as a progressive. >> good luck with that....
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jim frederick, thanks for joining us tonight. >>> up next, an attempted coup if you will. to derail a movement off the tracks. although i think they have a lot of influence. look at the cliff. the tea party will not act to keep the government going. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> still no word on who may i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> still no word on who may inherit john kerry's senate seat now that he's been nominated for secretary of state. we know who won't. ted kennedy jr. says he won't run for the massachuset
jim frederick, thanks for joining us tonight. >>> up next, an attempted coup if you will. to derail a movement off the tracks. although i think they have a lot of influence. look at the cliff. the tea party will not act to keep the government going. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> still no word on who may i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection,...
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jim frederick, thanks for joining us tonight. >>> up next, an attempted coup if you will. to derail a movement off the tracks. although i think they have a lot of influence. look at the cliff. the tea party will not act to keep the government going. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> still no word on who may inherit john kerry's senate seat now that he's been nominated for secretary of state. we know who won't. ted kennedy jr. says he won't run for the massachusetts seat because he considers connecticut his home. >>> and it looks like ben affleck is sticking to life in hollywood instead of heading to washington. the star of "argo," a great movie, says that he quote, loves the political process, but i'm not running for office. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the tea party movement, they call it a movement because it's got plenty of material. an attempted coup at the tea party organization freedom works takes the prize. the prize. in today's "washington post" army gardiner reports on the power grab, richard k. armey walked into the capitol h
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and jim cramer. >> jim cramer is great. he's mad, though. mad about money. >> ah, okay. well, i'm going to get to the news, which is going to start in -- >> is this chris christie? >> no, we're doing that later. >> peter king. >> seriously? >> why aren't we starting there? >> i tried to bring it up several times yesterday, but apparently you need lawmakers ranting and just railing against congress in order to cover it. i was horrified yesterday. >> i thought chris christie gave -- >> now you're horrified because chris christie is horrified. great. >> quite -- >> we'll get there. but first, president obama has signed into law -- >> with bottle rockets and smoke bombs. >> and i want to hear from grover norquist, because this logic is fantastic. passed by congress that raises taxes for the higher earners. extends tax cuts for the middle class and unemployment benefits for many americans. the president reviewed a copy of the bill while vacationing in hawaii before directing it to be signed by autopen. that's the signature machine that presidents sometimes use to sign legisla
and jim cramer. >> jim cramer is great. he's mad, though. mad about money. >> ah, okay. well, i'm going to get to the news, which is going to start in -- >> is this chris christie? >> no, we're doing that later. >> peter king. >> seriously? >> why aren't we starting there? >> i tried to bring it up several times yesterday, but apparently you need lawmakers ranting and just railing against congress in order to cover it. i was horrified yesterday....
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. >> i'm sorry, jim. i am going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> big bird here, patrick, may have never been so famous. did the big bird situation really hit home some. >> it did in the sense that it sort of made romney a purchling bag in the same way that another item on our list that some of the social media highlights either republicans or the national bench. when you get the moments that are sort of funny on the substance of them, but also sort of lend themselves so social media, and that was the case with clint eastwood and the case with the big bird comment. a lot of big bird fans on twitter, and they sort of made mitt romney eat his words on that one with the fake accounts and things like that. >> there goes the invisible obama. we have that chair there. that was a funny account. that was opened just within that same night. there's also this photo that was tweeted out by the president on election night. you remember. it became the most retweeted photo of all time. >> that's right. you know, i think w
. >> i'm sorry, jim. i am going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> big bird here, patrick, may have never been so famous. did the big bird situation really hit home some. >> it did in the sense that it sort of made romney a purchling bag in the same way that another item on our list that some of the social media highlights either republicans or the national bench. when you get the moments that are sort of funny on the substance of them, but also sort of lend themselves so social...
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in many ways his story was more the norm than the exception, because under the jim crow laws, african-americans had been persecuted for years. but what was unique was that there were published pictures of his body. his mother did something that inspires awe. she allowed "jet" magazine to photograph his brutalized body. there was controversy about her decision and the decision to publish the photographs, and those pictures galvanized a nascent movement. "jet" magazine reported continually on the case for years afterwards. i am telling you this story today, because "jet" magazine is shining a much needed spotlight on the killing of a young black boy whose name might otherwise be forgotten, jordan davis, the young boy who was shot to death after the motorist complain ed about a loud music that a motorist was complaining about next to him in a suv. dunn may claim protection under the florida's stand your ground law. and "jet" magazine explores the details of the night that took his life, but introduces us to a 17-year-old who loved to fish with his dad and inspired to be a marine and about to start
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jim cooper of ten tnessee voted for colin powell. you have a little bit on both sides. to me it speaks to -- there is clearly unrest, and, yet, it's not unified behind anyone. a couple votes for alan west. that's not going happen. a vote for labrador from idaho. one vote for eric cantor. it's not coalessed. john boehner for all the discomfort with him, that's clear within some conservative circles, the guy is going to be the speaker of the house. it's remarkable that conservatives couldn't unite even a little bit more as a show of force. >> i still believe the only person -- if he somehow expressed an interest, you would see the committee chairs, you would see a flocking. >> does this -- the question you have to be watching now is how this weakens or stretens his hand going into negotiations on the fiscal cliff -- not that, the debt ceiling. that remains to be seen. we'll have to leave it there. >> i guess. >> because -- >> i normally love to stay. i have to say that there's a bitter feeling. i love the first day of school, which i call the first day of congress. >> i w
jim cooper of ten tnessee voted for colin powell. you have a little bit on both sides. to me it speaks to -- there is clearly unrest, and, yet, it's not unified behind anyone. a couple votes for alan west. that's not going happen. a vote for labrador from idaho. one vote for eric cantor. it's not coalessed. john boehner for all the discomfort with him, that's clear within some conservative circles, the guy is going to be the speaker of the house. it's remarkable that conservatives couldn't...
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people watching closely remember mitt romney and jim messina tweeting condolences and the obama campaign shut down for the day when alex died. what was meaningful was it's unfathomable. he was of the age that swept obama into power. not politically silent, but somewhat motionless and actually came out in full force and helped create this identity and they were as much a part of it that they supported and it just seems profoundly unfair that he didn't make it to see at least the end of the 2012 election cycle. >> talk about the process of how newtown changed the complexion's content of the list. >> we added essentially a second cover to this issue. we use that to acknowledge the victims of newtown. to point out that this is a celebration of life. there is no way to express the horror and the that occurred in that tragedy. our decision to acknowledge newtown in a context that we gave it was simply the only meaning we can scribe to at this moment. we have meaning for decades and decades beyond that. this may impact obama's term, we don't know yet. we have to do it in the best way we could a
people watching closely remember mitt romney and jim messina tweeting condolences and the obama campaign shut down for the day when alex died. what was meaningful was it's unfathomable. he was of the age that swept obama into power. not politically silent, but somewhat motionless and actually came out in full force and helped create this identity and they were as much a part of it that they supported and it just seems profoundly unfair that he didn't make it to see at least the end of the 2012...